Stephen Colbert has received some serious media attention for his Colbert Super PAC with many media outlets questioning the true political impact of Colbert’s fundraising and television advertising efforts. The Super PAC can accept unlimited donations from supporters, and Colbert is free to promote his Super PAC as often as he likes during his half-hour time slot on Comedy Central, a Viacom media property. To date, more than 165,000 fans of the show have signed up as members of the Colbert Super PAC, and a good portion have given donations in support of the group’s attempt at “Making a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow.” During recent broadcasts, the names of these 165,000 fans have been scrolling across the bottom of the television screen – Colbert’s “scroll of heroes.” As Colbert pointed out on the August 4th broadcast, some of the names – including the all too funny “Suq Madiq” – are made-up. Colbert has a hard time getting through the segment once he mentions Suq’s parents “Liqa Madiq” and “Munchma Quchi.” Colbert’s giggles make the clip especially comical, and that’s why I’ve listed it in my Top 5 for August. Frequent viewers of the show will note his repeated recycling of the “Munchma Quchi” joke in subsequent August broadcasts.

Speaking of The Daily Show correspondents, John Oliver’s August 8th segment on the Florida couple that foreclosed on a local Bank of America branch is truly a top segment from the month of August. The couple featured in the segment received a foreclosure notice from Bank of America in error. In reality, the couple paid for their Naples, FL house in cash so there was no mortgage with Bank of America. Since Bank of America failed to pay the damages owed to the couple according to the legal settlement, the couple sent a couple of repo men to pick up the furniture at a local branch. John Oliver’s enthusiasm for the story and his whirlwind tour of the US to spread the story helps to make the clip especially funny. Oliver’s movie promo at the end ties the whole bit together nicely.